TheMoveChannel.com, the leading international property portal, announces a number of new properties in San Francisco:
• Ghirardelli Square (£115,080, 1, 2, 3 bed apartments, situated near the vibrant San Francisco waterfont)
Properties in USA are unlikely to be an investment opportunity UK investors have considered in the past, so TheMoveChannel.com provides an overview of San Francisco.
1. Nob Hill
Nob Hill is a small district in San Francisco, adjacent to the intersection of Powell Street and California Street, which has the world’s last permanently operational manual cable car system.
An affluent neighbourhood, Nob Hill is sometimes sardonically referred to as ’Snob Hill’ due to its wealthy residents and nearby exclusive hotels.
Due to its incline and incredible views of the city, Nob Hill has featured in number of Hollywood films including the Alfred Hitchcock thriller; Vertigo and the car chase classic Bullitt, starring Steve McQueen.
The area was devastated by the 1906 earthquake and fire, which left a large portion of the city in need of re-building.
2. Shopping
San Francisco is renowned as a one of the world’s best shopping destinations, especially around Union Square, which houses six major department stores including Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s and Saks Fifth Avenue, as well as designer stores such as Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Gucci.
A few blocks away from Union Square is the Westfield San Francisco Centre, which is home to some of the world’s largest American chains, including a five-story Nordstrom’s and a two-level Abercrombie & Fitch.
And then there’s China Town, the oldest and largest of its kind outside of Asia. Chinatown offers a more bustling style of shopping with kitsch goods, carved Buddhas, authentic markets and fabulous inexpensive restaurants.
3. The Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate strait and connects the city of San Francisco on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula to Marin County.
This iconic structure is synonymous with the city and had longest suspension bridge span in the world when it was completed in 1937 and has become a famous and popular part of the city’s landscape.
4. Fisherman’s Wharf
Fisherman’s Wharf is a neighbourhood in San Francisco and was once home to a fleet of over 400 boats but nowadays it supplies only a small fraction of the fish served in the city’s restaurants.
Known for being the location of the popular shopping centre, Pier 39, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park and Ghirardelli Square, nowadays this popular area is packed with tourists, souvenir shops and roadside seafood vendors.
One of the city’s most popular figures is a harmless but controversial resident of Fisherman’s Wharf called the World Famous Bushman, a local street performer who sits behind some branches and startles people who walk by. He has gained notoriety during the 28 years he has been doing this.
Dan Johnson, Managing Director, comments:
“San Francisco is a remarkable place; a city that exudes style and charisma, and once experienced it’s easy to leave your heart there.â€
If you are looking for property in San Francisco for sale, such as villas, apartments or other types of real estate, why not check out TheMoveChannel.com USA, which has a large number of listings from American estate agents and developers selling properties in the area: http://usa.themovechannel.com/.
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Notes to editors:
TheMoveChannel.com is a property website that was founded in 1999 as an online resource for buying, selling and learning about property. It now receives as many as 300,000 visits per month and advertises over 50,000 properties in nearly 90 countries, which are listed by over 500 partner organisations.
For further information as well as images and interview possibilities, please contact:
Dan Johnson
Managing Director
www.TheMoveChannel.com
0207 952 7650
